Service management method and apparatus

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a service management method and apparatus, so as to cover service level indication information at interfaces between various management network elements in NFV MANO, and further perform differentiated resource allocation and fault recovery for services based on the service level indication information. The service management method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, a first message sent by a second management unit, where the first message includes first identification information, the first identification information is used to obtain first information, the first information includes information used to obtain first service level information, and the first information is a network service NS deployment flavor DF or a virtualized network function VNF deployment flavor DF; and determining, by the first management unit, the first service level information based on the first identification information and the first information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A service management method, comprising:
 receiving, by a transceiver of a first management apparatus, a first message sent by a second management unit, wherein the first message comprises first identification information, the first identification information is used to obtain first information, the first information comprises information used to obtain first service level information, the first information is a network service (NS) deployment flavor (DF), and the first message is used to request an operation of network service instantiation; and 
 determining, by a processor of the first management apparatus, the first service level information based on the first identification information and the first information. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a parameter for the network service instantiation is provided by using a network service descriptor (NSD), the NSD comprises at least one NS DF, each of the at least one NS DF is determined based on an identifier of each NS DF, and each of the at least one NS DF comprises NS service level information. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the first identification information comprises a first NS instance identifier (ID) and a first network service deployment flavor identifier (NS DF ID), the first NS DF ID is used to identify a first NS DF, and a first NSD used for an NS instance identified by the first NS instance ID comprises at least the first NS DF; and
 the determining, by the processor of the first management apparatus, the first service level information based on the first identification information and the first information comprises: 
 using, by the processor of the first management apparatus, the NS service level information in the first NS DF as the first service level information based on the first NS instance ID and the first NS DF ID. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 determining, by the processor of the first management apparatus, at least one virtualized network function (VNF) and at least one virtual link (VL) in the first NS instance; and 
 using, by the processor of the first management apparatus, the first service level information as service level information of each of the at least one VNF, and using the first service level information as service level information of each of the at least one VL. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the NS service level information comprises at least one of a network-service service availability level (SAL) or network-service service priority indication information. 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 5 , wherein when the NS service level information comprises the network-service service priority indication information, the network-service service priority indication information comprises a NS service priority identifier, and the NS service priority identifier is used to indicate a NS service priority level. 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the first message further comprises second identification information, the second identification information is used to identify a first correspondence, and the first correspondence comprises a one-to-one correspondence between at least one NS service priority identifier and at least one NS service priority level; and
 the determining, by the processor of the first management apparatus, the first service level information based on the first identification information and the first information comprises: 
 determining, by the processor of the first management apparatus based on the first identification information, the second identification information, and the first information, the NS service priority level indicated by the first service level information. 
 
     
     
       8. A service management method, comprising:
 determining, by a processor of a second management apparatus, a first message, wherein the first message comprises first identification information, the first identification information is used to obtain first information, the first information comprises information used to obtain first service level information, the first information is a network service (NS) deployment flavor (DF), and the first message is used to request an operation of network service instantiation; and 
 sending, by a transceiver of the second management apparatus, the first message to a first management apparatus, so that a processor of the first management apparatus determines the first service level information based on the first identification information and the first information. 
 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 8 , wherein
 a parameter for the instantiation is provided by using a network service descriptor (NSD), the NSD comprises at least one NS DF, each of the at least one NS DF is determined based on an identifier of each NS DF, and each of the at least one NS DF comprises NS service level information. 
 
     
     
       10. The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the first identification information comprises a first NS instance identifier (ID) and a first network service deployment flavor identifier (NS DF ID), the first NS DF ID is used to identify a first NS DF, and a first NSD used for an NS instance identified by the first NS instance ID comprises at least the first NS DF. 
     
     
       11. The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the NS service level information comprises at least one of a network-service service availability level (SAL) or network-service service priority indication information. 
     
     
       12. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein when the NS service level information comprises the network-service service priority indication information, the network-service service priority indication information comprises a NS service priority identifier, and the NS service priority identifier is used to indicate a NS service priority level. 
     
     
       13. The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first message further comprises second identification information, the second identification information is used to identify a first correspondence, and the first correspondence comprises a one-to-one correspondence between at least one NS service priority identifier and at least one NS service priority level. 
     
     
       14. A service management apparatus, comprising:
 a transceiver, configured to receive a first message sent by a transceiver of a second management apparatus, wherein the first message comprises first identification information, the first identification information is used to obtain first information, the first information comprises information used to obtain first service level information, the first information is a network service (NS) deployment flavor (DF), and the first message is used to request an operation of network service instantiation; and 
 a processor, configured to determine the first service level information based on the first identification information and the first information. 
 
     
     
       15. The apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein
 a parameter for the instantiation is provided by using a network service descriptor (NSD), the NSD comprises at least one NS DF, each of the at least one NS DF is determined based on an identifier of each NS DF, and each of the at least one NS DF comprises NS service level information. 
 
     
     
       16. The apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the first identification information comprises a first NS instance identifier (ID) and a first network service deployment flavor identifier (NS DF ID), the first NS DF ID is used to identify a first NS DF, and a first NSD used for an NS instance identified by the first NS instance ID comprises at least the first NS DF; and
 the processor is configured to: 
 use NS service level information in the first NS DF as the first service level information based on the first NS instance ID and the first NS DF ID. 
 
     
     
       17. The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine at least one virtualized network function (VNF) and at least one virtual link (VL) in the first NS instance; and 
 use the first service level information as service level information of each of the at least one VNF, and use the first service level information as service level information of each of the at least one VL. 
 
     
     
       18. The apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the NS service level information comprises at least one of a network-service service availability level (SAL) or network-service service priority indication information. 
     
     
       19. The apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein when the NS service level information comprises the network-service service priority indication information, the network-service service priority indication information comprises a NS service priority identifier, and the NS service priority identifier is used to indicate a NS service priority level. 
     
     
       20. The apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein the first message further comprises second identification information, the second identification information is used to identify a first correspondence, and the first correspondence comprises a one-to-one correspondence between at least one NS service priority identifier and at least one NS service priority level.